Dance A View of the Moon 20486
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 4123)
- Devised by
- Lydia Hedge & Maurice Gilbert Hughes (2016)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8080/0808 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Further Ado [8]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Musicians’ note: For variety, and to create the effect of orbiting the moon, play as written but change each ‘B’ …
Musicians’ note: For variety, and to create the effect of orbiting the moon, play as written but change each ‘B’ to ‘B flat’ in bars 1–8 and 17–24 only. …However, this cheeky title has nothing to do with a lunar eclipse!
A View of the Moon 4S · J32
- 1–
- All W Circle4 and back while{8} all M chase clw ¾
- 9–
- All M Circle4 and back while{8} all W chase clw ¾ (2,3,4,1)
- 17–
- 3c+1c turn opposite person RH ½, face that person | cast R to exchanged places ; 1c & 3c S&Link (2,1,4,3)
- 25–
- 2c+4c repeat [17–24] (4,1,2,3)
A View of the Moon 4S · J32
- 1-8
- Ladies circle 4H round to left & back while Men chase clockwise 3/4 round
- 9-16
- Men circle 4H round to left & back while Ladies chase clockwise 3/4 round. 2 3 4 1
- 17-24
- 3s+1s (side couples) 1/2 turn opp Man/Lady RH, pull back RSh & dance out to opp side; 1s+3s Set+Link
- 25-32
- 4s+2s 1/2 turn opp Man/Lady RH, pull back RSh & dance out to opp end; 2s+4s Set+Link. 4 1 2 3
